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Communicable Diseases Report, NSW, May and June 2009.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: For updated information, including data and facts on specific diseases, visit http://www.health.nsw.gov.au and click on Public Health then Infectious Diseases, or access the site directly at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/infectious/index.asp. PMID: 19735625 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Understanding policy influence and the public health agenda.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper analyses how the policy process is shaped by networks of influence. It reports on a study of health policy influence in Victoria, describing the theoretical framework and the methods used. Social network analysis, combined with interviews, was used to map the network's structure, identify important individuals and examine issues seen to be important and difficult. Which issues an individual is interested in are related to where that person sits within the network. It also demonstrates how influence structures the health policy agenda, and provides insights for public health practitioners who aim to influence...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Lewis JM Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

How do general practitioners persuade parents to vaccinate their children? A study using standardised scenarios.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: GPs tended to adopt the role of persuader rather than informer. Communication frameworks such as shared decision-making may help them to better balance these roles. PMID: 19735623 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Leask J Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

The Indigenous Resiliency Project: a worked example of community-based participatory research.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is often cited as a suitable methodological approach for academic researchers wanting to work collaboratively with Indigenous communities. This paper describes the Indigenous Resiliency Project currently being conducted in Redfern, Townsville and Perth. This case study is used to demonstrate how a group of university-based researchers and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services have used CBPR to work with young Indigenous Australians to explore young people's perspectives on resilience in relation to bloodborne viruses and sexually transmissible infections. This pap...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Mooney-Somers J, Maher L Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Doing good qualitative research in public health: not as easy as it looks.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this paper, we discuss qualitative research for public health professionals. Quality matters in qualitative research, but the principles by which it is judged are critically different from those used to judge epidemiology. Compared to quantitative research, good quality qualitative studies serve different aims, answer distinct research questions and have their own logic for sampling, data collection and analysis. There is, however, no need for antagonism between qualitative research and epidemiology; the two are complementary. With theoretical and methodological guidance from experienced qualitative researchers, pub...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Carter SM, Ritchie JE, Sainsbury P Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Communicable Diseases Report, NSW, March and April 2009.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: For updated information, including data and facts on specific diseases, visit www.health.nsw.gov.au and click on Public Health then Infectious Diseases, or access the site directly at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/infectious/index.asp. PMID: 19552857 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - May 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Another opportunity for prevention: assessing alcohol use by women attending breast screening services in Lismore, NSW.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was conducted to investigate the level of self-reported alcohol use among women accessing North Coast BreastScreen in Lismore, NSW. Two hundred and sixty-four consecutive women were screened using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Their drinking status was categorised as low risk, risky or high risk. Two-thirds of the screened women (69.7%) were classified as low-risk drinkers; 9.8% as risky and 0.4% as high-risk drinkers. Although the risk of breast cancer increases with the amount of alcohol consumed, evidence suggests that even low-risk drinking is associated with increased risk of breast cancer....
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - May 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Daly MD, Passey ME, Harvey AJ Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Audit of post-exposure treatment to prevent lyssavirus infection in Sydney South West Area Health Service, 2005-2007.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Many potential exposures were the result of a bite or scratch from a domesticated animal; the animal's survival or health status was not routinely recorded. While all people who commenced post-exposure treatment completed the prescribed course, this was often not within the stipulated timeframe. PMID: 19552855 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - May 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Craig AT, Mannes TF, Gupta L Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

The effectiveness of prophylaxis for measles contacts in NSW.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Post-exposure immunisation remains an effective tool for preventing secondary cases of measles. PMID: 19552854 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - May 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Sheppeard V, Forssman B, Ferson MJ, Moreira C, Campbell-Lloyd S, Dwyer DE, McAnulty JM Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

A polio intervention in East African refugees to NSW.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper summarises a public health intervention in Sydney, NSW in late 2006 that resulted from the potential exposure of a number of refugees to polio virus while in transit in Nairobi, Kenya. The intervention involved the attempted follow-up of 113 persons at risk, assessment for symptoms and immunisation where indicated. No symptomatic cases were found. Seventy-five people were immunised with inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine. The intervention highlighted the importance of close collaboration between health services, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and settlement service agencies, and provided severa...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - May 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Smith MM, Vagholkar S Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Influenza.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19626734 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - May 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Equine Influenza.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19626731 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - May 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Spokes PJ, Roth I, Armstrong PK Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Pertusis outbreaks in aged-care facilities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19626727 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - May 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Ferson MJ, Robertson PW Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Communicable Diseases Report, NSW, January and February 2009 by Communicable Diseases Branch, NSW Department of Health.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: For updated information, including data and facts on specific diseases, visit www.health.nsw.gov.au and click on Infectious Diseases or access the site directly at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/infectious/index.asp. PMID: 19401071 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - March 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Rural oral health workforce issues in NSW and the Charles Sturt University Dentistry Program.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Adequate numbers of dental, medical and allied health professionals in rural and regional areas of NSW are vital for the health of these populations and supporting local community structures and economies. Well-documented shortages of health professionals are a major social and political issue in rural and regional communities and this workforce shortfall is recognised by both the NSW Government State Plan and the State Health Plan. This paper outlines rural and regional dental workforce shortages in NSW and describes current rural oral health workforce initiatives, including the new Charles Sturt University Dentistry ...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - March 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Skinner JC, Massey WL, Burton MA Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Comparison of the dental health of adults and children living in NSW with their counterparts in the US and UK.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract This paper aims to place the findings of the NSW Adult and Child Dental Health Surveys in an international context. The comparator countries are the US and the UK, both of which have well-documented epidemiological dental health data. The US has a mainly private system of dental care, similar to NSW, whereas the UK has primarily a government-funded dental care program. The adult data collected in the last 20 years in all three locations indicates greatly improved oral health with a decline in the proportions of people with no natural teeth. The majority of children have few dental problems but inequality remai...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - March 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Blinkhorn AS Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

The oral health of adults in NSW, 2004-06.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The oral health of the NSW adult population and patterns of dental care are similar to that estimated nationally. The prevalence and severity of dental diseases and oral health behaviours are influenced by social and geographic factors. PMID: 19401068 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - March 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Sivaneswaran S Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Child Dental Health Survey 2007: a snapshot of the oral health status of primary school-aged children in NSW.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Data from the survey will be used as a baseline to measure the success of early intervention and prevention programs, for international comparisons, to provide solid evidence to support population oral health planning and for ongoing surveillance of populations of interest. PMID: 19401067 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - March 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Phelan C, Byun R, Skinner JC, Blinkhorn AS Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Communicable Diseases Report, NSW, November and December 2008 Communicable Diseases Branch NSW Department of Health.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: For updated information, including data and facts on specific diseases, visit www.health.nsw.gov.au and click on Infectious Diseases or access the site directly at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/infectious/index.asp. PMID: 19261214 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - January 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Urbanism, climate change and health: systems approaches to governance.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Effective action on climate change health impacts and vulnerability will require systems approaches and integrated policy and planning responses from a range of government agencies. Similar responses are needed to address other complex problems, such as the obesity epidemic. Local government, with its focus on the governance of place, will have a key role in responding to these convergent agendas. Industry can also be part of the solution - indeed it must be, because it has a lead role in relevant sectors. Understanding the co-benefits for health of climate mitigation actions will strengthen the case for early action. ...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - January 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Capon AG, Synnott ES, Holliday S Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

An extreme bushfire smoke pollution event: health impacts and public health challenges.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: High rates of health effects may be experienced by populations exposed to bushfire smoke pollution. Public health advisories can support behaviour change to reduce exposure to bushfire smoke. PMID: 19261212 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - January 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Kolbe A, Gilchrist KL Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Functional foods and urban agriculture: two responses to climate change-related food insecurity.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Affluent diets have negative effects on the health of the population and the environment. Moreover, the ability of industrialised agricultural ecosystems to continue to supply these diets is threatened by the anticipated consequences of climate change. By challenging the ongoing supply the diets of affluent countries, climate change provides a population and environmental health opportunity. This paper contrasts two strategies for dealing with climate change-related food insecurity. Functional foods are being positioned as one response because they are considered a hyper-efficient mechanism for supplying essential micr...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - January 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Dixon JM, Donati KJ, Pike LL, Hattersley L Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Active travel: a climate change mitigation strategy with co-benefits for health.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article summarises a number of NSW active travel initiatives. Despite some positive steps in NSW, other Australian states have invested far more and can demonstrate greater changes in travel behaviour. PMID: 19261210 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - January 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Rissel CE Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Climate change and health: impacts, vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Global climate change is progressing and health impacts have been observed in a number of countries, including Australia. The main health impacts will be due to direct heat exposure, extreme weather, air pollution, reduced local food production, food- and vectorborne infectious diseases and mental stress. The issue is one of major public health importance. Adaptation to reduce the effects of climate change involves many different sectors to minimise negative health outcomes. Wide-scale mitigation is also required, in order to reduce the effects of climate change. In addition, future urban design must be modified to mit...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - January 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Kjellstrom T, Weaver HJ Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Communicable Diseases Report, NSW, September and October 2008.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For updated information, including data and facts on specific diseases, visit http://www.health.nsw.gov.au and click on Infectious Diseases or access the site directly at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/infectious/index.asp. PMID: 19126396 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - November 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Branch CD Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Public health and regulation of the built environment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The earliest public health statutes contrived to develop effective controls of the excesses of the rapid urban development that accompanied the industrial revolution. By the end of the 20th century, much responsibility for the regulation of the built environment has been dispersed across government and in so doing has moved beyond the gaze of everyday public health concern. This paper argues firstly that there is a strong justification for greater public health involvement in the ongoing regulation of the built environment and secondly that a much broader range of health impacts needs to be considered in the conception...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - November 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Corbett SJ Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Enforcing law on tobacco sales to minors: getting the question and action right.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There is a substantial history of health-related law in Australia, but only recently has this included a significant amount of state regulation pertaining to tobacco promotion, sale and public use. The important question is: under what circumstances do regulation and law enforcement work? Rigorous, energetic, long-term local law enforcement on the supply of tobacco to minors demonstrates success in preventing uptake. A model for success combines education, enforcement and publicity; a model used to some effect in alcohol law. Future directions in regulation might include on-the-spot penalties; ensuring the law is simpl...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - November 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Tutt DC Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Ensuring safe drinking water in regional NSW: the role of regulation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In regional and rural areas of NSW, drinking water is provided by 107 local water utilities serving a total population of some 1.7 million and operating 323 water supply systems. NSW Health exercises public health oversight of these regional water utilities through the NSW Health Drinking Water Monitoring Program, which provides guidance to water utilities on implementing elements of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 2004, including drinking water monitoring. PMID: 19126393 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - November 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Byleveld PM, Cretikos MA, Leask SD, Durrheim DN Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Regulation of research through research governance: within and beyond NSW Health.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Research governance takes a broad approach to the regulation of human research encompassing: (a) frameworks and systems over ad hoc policy making; (b) quality standards as well as regulatory requirements; and (c) definition of roles and responsibilities of all parties involved in research. The effective and consistent implementation of research governance plays a role in the promotion of quality research. NSW Health has recently issued several policies and procedures in relation to research governance. However, for regimes of research governance to achieve optimal effectiveness, they must be consistent with each other ...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - November 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Bloom GS, Frew D Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Regulation for chronic disease control: the pathfinder role of tobacco.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Regulation for health in the modern era has its foundations in the English Public Health Act of 1848. Early legislation was concerned with controlling environmental causes of disease. However, the focus on regulation today within health departments has diminished, displaced by a focus on services and related programs. The regulatory debate is now centred on what degree of protection, or safety margin, is required, and how regulatory efficiency may be improved. The example of tobacco control is reviewed to show how regulation can play a large role in chronic disease control, and consideration given to how regulatory too...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - November 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Penman A Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Factsheet. Rubella.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19202640 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - November 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Responding to the challenges of HIV prevention in NSW.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19202639 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - November 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Irwin MJ, Imrie JC, Edwards B, Clayton S Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Regulation and regulatory effectiveness in public health.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19202638 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - November 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Corbett SJ Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Addressing decreasing blood lead screening rates in young children in Broken Hill, NSW.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper outlines the findings of a review commissioned in response to concerns about declining attendance of young children for blood lead screening in Broken Hill, NSW. A review of the literature and feedback from the local community revealed that reasons for reduced screening attendance elsewhere can be applied here, but that any proposed response should take account of local conditions. PMID: 19091185 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - September 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Kardamanidis K, Lyle DM, Boreland F Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Managing environmental lead in Broken Hill: a public health success.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Combining health promotion with a targeted clean-up has reduced the effect of locality on blood lead levels. Results are consistent with reduced contamination due to effective soil stabilisation and storm-water control. PMID: 19091184 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - September 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Boreland F, Lesjak MS, Lyle DM Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Environmental health risk assessment of nickel contamination of drinking water in a country town in NSW.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The mean nickel concentration in drinking water appears to have no health risks for the inhabitants of Sampleton. PMID: 19091183 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - September 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Alam N, Corbett SJ, Ptolemy HC Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Incidence of falls and fall-related outcomes among people in aged-care facilities in the Lower Hunter region, NSW.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the rate of falls and adverse outcomes following falls, such as fracture, hospitalisation and death, among residents of 88 aged-care facilities in the Lower Hunter region of NSW from July to December 2005. A high rate of falls was observed with a crude incidence of 171 falls per 1000 beds per month. Around 40% of the falls resulting in hospitalisation were for fractured neck of femur. Estimated 3-month survival following fractured neck of femur was low, with a rate ratio of around 1 : 3. The data indicate an urgent need for falls injury prevention in aged-care facilities. PMID: 19091182 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - September 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Gibson RE, Harden M, Byles J, Ward J Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Hospital and non-hospital costs for fall-related injury in community-dwelling older people.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study highlights the economic burden of falls and the importance of injury prevention strategies. PMID: 19091181 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - September 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Tiedemann AC, Murray SM, Munro B, Lord SR Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Evidence of pertussis clusters in three aged-care facilities in the former Macquarie Area Health Service, NSW.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
During a limited outbreak of pertussis in an area health service in NSW, three clusters occurred in aged-care facilities - the first reported outbreaks of pertussis in Australian nursing homes. The attack rates across the three clusters were 16.7% for staff and 15.7% for residents. Our investigation revealed that older adults are not immune to pertussis. We suggest methods for controlling a pertussis outbreak in an aged-care facility. PMID: 19091180 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - September 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Al-Murieb A, Brown AM, Raulli A, George C, Gander C, Forrester P, Gibson S Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Lessons from a respiratory illness outbreak in an aged-care facility.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report outlines practical lessons learnt from an influenza-like outbreak in an aged-care facility in NSW, which affected 26 residents, resulted in 14 hospital admissions and was associated with six deaths. No common causative agent was identified. Key recommendations include: encouraging aged-care facilities to establish mechanisms that improve the early identification of outbreaks and timely implementation of outbreak control strategies; identifying strategies to inform general practitioners of outbreaks if they have patients residing in aged-care facilities; and improving the vaccination coverage of the aged-care wo...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - September 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Turahui J, Wallace C, Corben P, Osborne R Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Communicable Diseases Report, NSW, May and June 2008.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For updated information, including data and facts on specific diseases, visit www.health.nsw.gov.au and click on Infectious Diseases. PMID: 19007548 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Branch CD Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

The re-emergence of pertussis: implications for diagnosis and surveillance.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Pertussis, or whooping cough, a highly contagious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, is making a comeback globally and nationally in spite of reasonable vaccination coverage. This paper provides an update on laboratory testing methods that assist the confirmation of clinical disease and investigation of outbreaks. Laboratory confirmation of the diagnosis by polymerase chain reaction or serology should be attempted, especially when atypical pertussis is suspected clinically. Genetic and antigenic variations in virulence factors of strains circulating in the population should also be monitored. PMID: 19007547 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Sintchenko V Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Research evidence can successfully inform policy and practice: insights from the development of the NSW Health Breastfeeding Policy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Strengthening the bridge between research and policy has been identified as a priority if evidence-based policy is to become the norm. However, current understanding of the research-policy interface is limited. A recent policy in NSW was the first evidence-based directive with specific actions to promote and support breastfeeding within a state health system in Australia. This paper explores the development of this policy, highlighting the factors that facilitated the incorporation of research evidence into the policy. PMID: 19007546 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Hector DJ, Hyde AN, Worgan RE, Macoun EL Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Admission to hospital for effects of heat and light: NSW, 1993-94 to 2003-04.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The study examined the hospital admission rates and characteristics of patients experiencing severe heat-related morbidity in NSW using data from the NSW Health Inpatient Statistics Collection. The study covered the 11-year period from July 1993 to June 2004. ICD-10-AM. codes examined included T67 (effects of heat and light). There was an average of 91 admissions for each year due to a principal diagnosis of the effects of heat and light, with consistently more males than females admitted (1.7 : 1). Many of the admissions (39%) were of people 65 years of age or older. Most admissions (49%) occurred in the summer months...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Beggs PJ, Vaneckova P Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Is there a risk of malaria transmission in NSW?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NSW has a putative malaria vector in Anopheles annulipes, and increased numbers of immigrants from malaria endemic countries who may be infective to mosquitoes but asymptomatic. We examine the factors known to influence malaria transmission and conclude that local transmission is possible but unlikely. The public health implications are that there should be systematic screening of immigrants from malaria endemic countries on arrival, and that the public health capacity to identify and respond to a malaria outbreak should be maintained. PMID: 19007544 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Ewald BD, Webb CE, Durrheim DN, Russell RC Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

A comparison of two nutrition signposting systems for use in Australia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Consumers are interested in making healthier food choices but the mandatory nutrition information panel currently in use in Australia is not easily understood or interpreted by most consumers. A simple nutrition signpost would be valuable. This paper reviews two nutrition signposting systems currently being considered for adoption in Australia. The authors conclude that a system similar to the colour-coded Traffic Light System is likely to be most useful. PMID: 19007543 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Louie JC, Flood V, Rangan A, Hector DJ, Gill T Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Influencing population health performance: feedback from managers, population health staff and clinicians on the NSW Population Health Standards for Area Health Services.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The NSW Population Health Standards for Area Health Services have recently been introduced in NSW to assist area health services assess and improve performance in population health. Greater Western Area Health Service was the pilot site for trialling the Standards as a self-assessment tool. Following self-assessment, managers, population health staff and clinicians were asked for feedback. Staff were either interviewed or participated in a group discussion. Consulting with staff who would be required to use the Standards in the long term was seen as important for facilitating implementation across the area health servi...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Liddle JL, Jones TC, Lesjak MS, Milat AJ, Lyle DM, Webster EL Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Legionnaires' disease.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19023937 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - July 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Evans IA, Marich AJ, Harding P Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Australian Bat Lyssavirus: examination of post-exposure treatment in NSW.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ten years after the recognition of Australian Bat Lyssavirus, it is timely to review the occurrence of the virus in native microbat and flying fox species in Australia, and the effectiveness of post-exposure treatment in humans. Differences between post-exposure treatment protocols adopted by state and territory health departments were examined. In Queensland and the United States of America, post-exposure treatment is withheld in people who are bitten by bats that subsequently test negative for ABLV and rabies, respectively. The good outcomes from these protocols support the revised NSW policy, which delays post-expos...
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - May 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Ewald B, Durrheim D Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at higher risk of invasive meningococcal disease in NSW.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Objective: To assess the completeness of data describing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status in NSW invasive meningococcal disease notifications and determine the relative risk for invasive meningococcal disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in NSW. PMID: 18638436 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin - May 1, 2008 Category: Health Management Authors: Massey P, Durrheim D Tags: N S W Public Health Bull Source Type: journals